Inside Syria - When will Russia change its stance on Syria?

A number of Western nations have expelled Syrian diplomats from their countries, after the killings in the town of Houla, that shocked the world. And Russia has also come under growing pressure over to get behind the calls to remove Bashar-al-Assad from power.

As violence continued in Syria, International peace envoy Kofi Annan warned that the country was slipping into "all-out" war, saying that the crisis has reached a turning point.